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File:SWASTIKA Postcard GOOD LUCK LIGHT LOVE LIFE Text Address side Central city Iowa Nov 20 1912 US Postage Oldest cross and emblem in the world No known copyright restrictions Public domain.jpg

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English: Old American postcard, postmarked Iowa 1912, featuring a drawing of five swastikas, a sunrise, a horseshoe with a gem, two hearts pierced by an arrow, and a globe, along with the words SWASTIKA; GOOD LUCK; LIGHT; LOVE; LIFE; OVER'

On the address side, there is the following printed explanatory text:

GOOD LUCK EMBLEM
"The Swastika" is the oldest cross and emblem in the world. It forms a combination of four "L's" standing for Luck, Light, Love and Life. It has been found in ancient Rome, excavations of Grecian cities, on Buddhist idols, on Chinese coins dated 315 B. C., and our own Southwest Indians use it as an amulet. It is claimed that the Mound Builders and Cliff Dwellers of Mexico, Central America, consider "The Swastika" a charm to drive away evil and bring good luck, long life and prosperity to the possessor.
Post Card; This space may be used for correspondence; For address only."

The postcard is filled out with the following handwritten text:

Mrs. Seth Bailey, Central City, Iowa; Birthday Greetings from the Forrests. Nov. 20–’12.

Gettyimages.com: Swastika Good Luck Greeting Card:

The swastika as a good luck symbol predates the Third Reich by thousands of years. However, the folk etymology of this card - claiming that it is made up of the "four Ls" of Light, Luck, Love, and Life - is unfounded.

Lucky Mojo Curio Co.:

This postcard, copyright 1907 by E. Phillips, a U.S. card publisher, speaks for the universally high regard in which the swastika was held as a good luck token before use by the Nazis corrupted its meaning.
Date 1907–1912
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Images copied from https://twitter.com/oldpostcardshop/status/987340906239053825

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Author Uncredited/anonymous/unknown artist and publisher. No known copyright restrictions. Published 1912 or before. Probably in the public domain.
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